Prevent Blindness Ohio

Prevent Blindness Ohio PBO is the only statewide consumer advocate for sight conservation by promoting eye health & safety One half of vision loss is PREVENTABLE!

Each of us needs to take care of our eyes now with regular eye exams and the use of safety eye-wear at home, school, work and play. This message of prevention is Prevent Blindness' most important tool in touching lives and our dedicated staff, volunteers, collaborators and partners all work together to change lives and save sight with compelling information that encourages healthy behaviors... wit

h resources to help those in need to access free and affordable eye care and eyeglasses... and, by giving healthy vision a voice in the arena of public policy. Prevent Blindness is here to serve you and we envision a day that preventable vision loss will be eliminated! Join us in this vision!

Prevent Blindness Ohio has again declared September as Sports Eye Safety Month. New Prevent Blindness data shows that th...
09/02/2026

Prevent Blindness Ohio has again declared September as Sports Eye Safety Month. New Prevent Blindness data shows that there were more than 44,000 sports-related eye injuries treated in the United States in 2025.
Press release: https://bit.ly/4co6K5Q

The entire PBO staff gathered in Columbus to enjoy an afternoon of lunch, fun and team building yesterday at Top Golf. I...
09/01/2026

The entire PBO staff gathered in Columbus to enjoy an afternoon of lunch, fun and team building yesterday at Top Golf. It was a quite a hot day, but lots of fun!

Detecting and treating vision issues EARLY is essential to keeping eyes healthy for a lifetime!
08/31/2026

Detecting and treating vision issues EARLY is essential to keeping eyes healthy for a lifetime!

08/28/2026
08/27/2026

Thank you, Dr. Jeffrey Walline, for sharing this eye fact with us!

Did you know that 1.7 miles is also approximately 3,400-4,250 walking steps? Imagine walking that far and still being able to see a candle flame in the dark! Remember, the pupil and iris of the eye work together to adjust to light and darkness. The iris stretches the pupil to become larger when it’s dark and smaller in the light!

PBO participated in the Grange Insurance Health Fair earlier today where we vision screened nearly 30 individuals and di...
08/26/2026

PBO participated in the Grange Insurance Health Fair earlier today where we vision screened nearly 30 individuals and distributed eye health and safety information to dozens more!

Last month, Prevent Blindness Ohio (PBO) trained teachers and nurses as children’s vision screeners including individual...
08/24/2026

Last month, Prevent Blindness Ohio (PBO) trained teachers and nurses as children’s vision screeners including individuals from Northern Local Schools and Marlington Local Schools! Register now to become a trained and certified children’s vision screener! To register for this FREE training, made possible in part through the Save Our Sight Fund https://bit.ly/3TWPQD8 at the Ohio Department of Health, visit https://bit.ly/3OD3p5m

PBO’s FREE Children's Vision Screening Training Program meets the standards published by the National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health and is approved by the Ohio Department of Health.

08/21/2026

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Columbus, OH
43215

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